Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-14
DAILY HERALD.
THE SOULS REST.
Rev. Dr. ssraalsy,s sermon ON
DavAass Unrest.

new. Dr. stradleyss sermon ON
Davia,s Unrest.
Rev. DR.. Straaley chose for his text
yesterday morning at the Methodist
Church South. ON Fort street. the 7th
verse Of the ll6th Psalm; "Return unto
thy rest, o. my. soul, for the Lord hath
dealt bountifully with thee" After
saying that he had spent the greater por-
tion Of the night watching by the death
bed Of q man, DR.. Stradley stated that
the text was uttered just after David's
apostacy and return to God, and was ad.
dressed to his recently troubled spirit
He desired to quiet the unrest of his soul
and new song was in his mouth, OF
praise to God. 1t was hard for one who
had been an apostate to feel at rest upon
his return to the right path and David's
soul was naturally full of unrest and
mispivings after its waDderings. To still
these he had endeavored and succeeded
in qaieting it by the eloquent address.
There was no reason why the greatest OF
sinners should not be returned to the
favor of God, ''For Thou hast delivered
nv soul from death. mine eyes from tears
and my feet from falling" That was
strong language, but how true it sound.
ed to one who had experienced Gods
goodness. Who can measure the height,
the breadth and the depth of Gods good.
ness in this deliverence from the paths
OF sin? Bold figures alone can give us q
Just appreciation of the horrors of
spiritual separation. All who live in
sin. all who love sinful ways, are dead in
spiritual life, and from sin had the soul
of David been delivered. Who can doubt
the goodness, the love of God, when he
gave His son to save the whole world
from sin! David lay weeping and wall
ing because of the calamity which hac
fallen upon him, and in the midst OF hi.
trouble he put the redemption OF his sou
first. We see tears on every hand, ane
we think that those who weep have very
tender hearts, and our tears are the jew
els Of God. The true tears of the peni-
tent are valued above everything in th'
sight Of heaven. God appreciates tear
of sympathy, but they are not like thu
tears of David. when he was sinking intt
despair. Gods people weep, but they
sing at the same time. They are goint
to victory with tears and with songs O
glory, but the time is coming when there
will be no occasion for tears, wher
they will be wiped away. Wha
q wondrous redemption was Davids
Just as he was sinking into the depths
of sin and despair. There are many
instances in our lives when God ha'
saved our feet from falling just as HI
did David's, and He will save them from
falling always if we but turn to Him
No wonder David turned to Him wher
he knew His goodness. Let man hav,
q public spirit and the eyes of the worlG
are turned upon him and they canno
help it. He may build high bridges
span the earth with electricity and WI
consider the inventors and builder
great, but these things are but littl
trifles when we think of Gods magnifi
cence; when we look at the spanned SIX.
and think of the other worlds containe,
therein. So in redemption God has pro
ceeded on the same grand principle
O, that every one could see his grea
goodness. He calls "Come unto Me al
ye that are heavy laden and will Civ
you rest" Who knows what the sou
means? How few realize that the plai
case contains an undying, immorta
part; who can look upon deathbe
scene and help but feel that there is
higher and better part than the bod
which grows cold and is destroyed
Mans soul was made for God and il wi
salway be full of unrest until it return
to God. It will have the rest it seek
when it returns, but not. before. Herei
dies the truth of our religion. God kee
us from the hope of finding rest else
where. Walking along the street at
O'Clock in the morning it was observe
how many there were whose souls wer
in state of unrest; how many ther
were who were staggering; how man
who were seeking pleasure in glide
palaces of sin; all seeking to rest thei
souls by means of earthly pleasures
How much better than this is the res
offered by God. He speaks to us an
tells us to return to our resting place
The last chapter in the Bible tells U
.'And the Spirit and the Bride ga
come, and let him that heareth sa
come, and let him that is athirst come.
If we but follow these directions wi
we not find that rest which the sol
seeketh, which is everlasting and new